CVE-2026-23162

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.8)—

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/xe/nvm: Fix double-free on aux add failure

After a successful auxiliary_device_init(), aux_dev->dev.release (xe_nvm_release_dev()) is responsible for the kfree(nvm). When there is failure with auxiliary_device_add(), driver will call auxiliary_device_uninit(), which call put_device(). So that the .release callback will be triggered to free the memory associated with the auxiliary_device.

Move the kfree(nvm) into the auxiliary_device_init() failure path and remove the err goto path to fix below error.

v2: drop err goto path. (Alexander)

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(cherry picked from commit a3187c0c2bbd947ffff97f90d077ac88f9c2a215)

Technical details traces, logs and code from the original report

"
[   13.232905] ==================================================================
[   13.232911] BUG: KASAN: double-free in xe_nvm_init+0x751/0xf10 [xe]
[   13.233112] Free of addr ffff888120635000 by task systemd-udevd/273

[   13.233120] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 273 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 6.19.0-rc2-lgci-xe-kernel+ #225 PREEMPT(voluntary)
...
[   13.233125] Call Trace:
[   13.233126]  <TASK>
[   13.233127]  dump_stack_lvl+0x7f/0xc0
[   13.233132]  print_report+0xce/0x610
[   13.233136]  ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x5d/0x1e0
[   13.233139]  ? xe_nvm_init+0x751/0xf10 [xe]
...
"

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 7.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.12%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 2
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation45 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution35 %

Vulnerabilidad local (AV:L/PR:L) de doble liberación de memoria (CWE-415) en kernel Linux que podría permitir escalada de privilegios o ejecución de código, aunque el CVE describe un parche correctivo sin demostración explícita de explotación.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Execution Prevention Threat Intelligence Program Restrict Web-Based Content Privileged Account Management Limit Software Installation Behavior Prevention on Endpoint

Affected technologies (1)

Linux — Linux Kernel

CWEs

CWE-415

References

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